<p><em>Might</em> it be possible that the colleges boast about how many 1600s they reject because they are the epitome of high achievement in one important area of admissions? That is, could they <em>possibly</em> be sayng that even the best of the best get rejected, so that "everyone else" must have reasonable expectations of acceptance? Or could it be that they are exphasizing that test scores are not the sole determinant of acceptance?</p>
<p>With most of your logic, you could argue that 1000 SAT scorers have a better chance than 1600s because schools don't boast about rejecting 1000s. Higher, when it comes to test scores is better, as a rule of thumb. This isn't to say that a 1600 is looked at any high than a 1590, but rather that (as some have suggested in other threads) it is ludicrous to try to get a 1590 instead of a 1600.</p>
<p>God, all of this book sense but no common sense.</p>
<p>While a 1600 is an impressive score, it will be looked at in context of everything else you bring to the table. If you are the child of very wealthy parents, attending a premier prep school with tons of resouces available to you it may not be as impressive as a 1600 from someone who is working 25 hours a week to help support the family.</p>
<p>A 1600 will not be impressive coming from a C student who may have not taken the most rigerous courses that the school offers and have done well in those courses, while the academic potential is there, the student may be looked upon as a slacker.</p>
<p>A 1600 in one sitting is different than a 1600 given the highest verbal and math on multiple sittings because those that become more familiar with the concepts given on the test tend to do better (reason for prep center, they don't make you smarter just more familiar and at ease with the test.</p>
<p>Considering that educators do look at multiple intelligences, they realize that there is more than one way to be smart. while the SAt most correlates with</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]Linguistic intelligence ("word smart"):
[</em>]Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")</p>
<p>[/ul] </p>
<p>It says nothing about</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
[</em>]Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
[<em>] Musical intelligence ("music smart")
[</em>] Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
[<em>] Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")
[</em>] Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart") </p>
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>all which may be factors that if the high scoring person is possibly deficient in, that may get others in with lower scores while keeping the 1600 out</p>